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“Breaking news keeps coming all the time now. And what is this breaking news about? This MP is supporting that side. That minister is backing someone else. But when you look closely, they are the very same people who supported...

It was Senior Additional Solicitor General and President’s Counsel Sumathi Dharmawardena, who held the third-highest position in Sri Lanka’s Attorney General’s Department. The term “distinguished” cannot be used for everyone. However, his service to the country through the Attorney General’s...

Three individuals, including the then Deputy Inspector General (DIG) in charge of Galle, today offered an unconditional apology before the Supreme Court to a group of lawyers over an incident in which police allegedly disrupted a peaceful protest held near...

The Ministry of Finance has decided to impose a 50% surcharge on the applicable customs import duties for imported vehicles. According to a special gazette notification issued under the signature of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, the 50% surcharge will be...

Ghosts of Discord Shadow SJB–UNP Unity Vijay Demands Urgent Action on Sri Lankan Detentions Opposition Rallies Pressure for Provincial Council Elections By-Election Rumours Stir the Political Horizon With Thalapathy Vijay assuming office as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, a new North-East...

The Mawrata newspaper has learned that instructions have been issued from the top ranks of the United National Party to immediately launch a large-scale media campaign targeting Sajith Premadasa, the leader of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya. Accordingly, orders were reportedly...

US President Donald Trump has cautioned Taiwan against formally declaring independence from China. “I’m not looking to have somebody go independent,” the US president told Fox News on Friday, at the end of his two-day summit with his Chinese counterpart...

The buying and selling prices of the US dollar have reached their highest levels in two years, with the selling price surpassing 331 Sri Lankan rupees for the first time since December 5, 2023. According to the daily exchange rate...

The 17th National War Heroes Commemoration Ceremony is scheduled to be held on the 19th at the War Heroes Memorial in Battaramulla under the patronage of the President.

The Department of Meteorology says that the low-pressure area located northeast of Sri Lanka continues to persist and is expected to move away from the island within the next 36 hours. According to the department, some areas in the Western,...